The film will be directed byMasahiro Hosoda(Dragon Ball Z episode director) at Toei and written byYuusuke Watanabe(20th Century Boys, Gantz), withTadayoshi Yamamuro(Dragon Ball Movie 4: The Path to Power, Beet the Vandel Buster) acting as the lead animation director.

Akira Toriyama, who is involved in the production of the anime film as early as the screenwriting stages, comments that the film will retain the atmosphere of the original while adding small amounts of "modern flavor."

The announcement lists Fox International Productions Japan as a member of the film's production committee, alongside Shueisha, Fuji TV, Toei Animation, Bandai, and Bandai Namco Games. This will be the 18th Dragon Ball anime film and the first film after 17 years since “The Path to Ultimate Power” in 1996.